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How to Win Rammus vs Sylas Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Rammus

based on 2,194 Rammus vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Rammus resulted from an examination of 2194 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Rammus has to counter Sylas in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Rammus does a decent job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Rammus vs Sylas rounds, Rammus’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Rammus vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenKaenic RookernSunfire AegisForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rammus to level upq
>
Second ability for Rammus to level upe
>
Last skill for Rammus to max outw

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Sylas

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Rammus vs Sylas Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Sylas Image
4.3
< Kills >
8.4
5.8
< Deaths >
7.3
11.5
< Assists >
6.9
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
33
< Minions Killed >
124
1.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,492
< Physical Damage >
550
12,278
< Magic Damage >
22,670
756
< True Damage >
831
15,527
< Damage Dealt >
24,052
31,339
< Damage Taken >
30,943
10,617
< Gold Earned >
11,588
1.18
< Towers >
1.59
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,143
< Total Healing >
7,884
12,938
< Experience >
13,610
20
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
9
572
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Sylas with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Rammus vs. Sylas matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Sylas

Who is Better, Rammus or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Sylas, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate than Sylas, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Sylas.

Moreover, Rammus also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Sylas matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rammus is a decent counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Rammus, we analyzed 2,194 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sylas as Rammus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Rammus Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rammus versus Sylas build include Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Sylas than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Sylas as Rammus, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rammus vs Sylas battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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